Hopefully everyone caught the finals of the men's swimming 4 x 100 freestyle last night. For those not familiar with the background, apparently the French relay team was talking some serious smack about how they were going to "smash" the Americans in the final. Even the broadcasters conceded the Americans would probably have to swim a near perfect race in order to have a shot at defeating the French team.
After the first three legs, the French had a nice little lead built up and their strongest swimmer Alain Bernard hopped in the pool. Things were going according to plan for the Frenchies until Jason Lezak started closing the gap after the final turn. He inched closer and closer and then eventually overtook Bernard and won the gold for the Americans in literally the last inches of the race. The Americans' time crushed the previous world record by something like four seconds.
All the drama and suspense with the fantastic finish definitely made for one of the best Olympic moments I've ever seen. Congrats to the American swimmers, particularly Jason Lezak who made an unbelievable comeback and a great contribution to his team capturing the gold!
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Freaking amazing is all I have to say. I was yelling in a DC Hotel room at the top of my lungs...I'm sure I was close to being kicked out.
DId you see last night's relay as well? The American's stopped the WR to pieces in the 800 Free relay.
P.S. I love swimmer's bodies...SO HOT!
I meant STOMPED not Stopped. :)
Sorry for the late response - I've totally been slacking. Yes, I did see all the relays and most of the US's races. I am very sad the Olympics are over. Good thing there are lots of beaches out here...now I can just watch the guys surf and check out their abs...
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